During PBNYC cycle 5 (2015-2016), New Yorkers had the opportunity to vote for their five favorite projects proposed in their Districts. Each participating Council Member offered at least $1 million in funding for the proposals that tally the most votes. 67,000 New Yorkers voted to allocate $38 million for locally-developed capital projects across 28 Council Districts in New York City.
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We worked with the City Council’s Land Use Division to demystify the rezoning process of the Mayor’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) & Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA).
Our explaner has become the authority on what this rezoning means for New Yorkers, what process is, and how residents can get involved.
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Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council launched the Young Women’s Initiative, a multiplatform coalition aimed at supporting young women in New York City and combating chronic racial and gender inequality in outcomes when it comes to healthcare, education, involvement in the justice system and economic development.
We built a new site and developed a campaign called #SheWillBe to understand the needs of young women.
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